Accession Number
1969/1.96

Title
Campbell's Soup I, Green Pea

Artist(s)
Andy Warhol

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1968

Medium & Support
screenprint on paper

Dimensions
35 1/4 x 21 11/16 in. (89.5 x 55 cm);31 15/16 x 18 5/8 in. (81 x 47.3 cm);40 x 28 in. (101.6 x 71.12 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Frances and Sydney Lewis

Subject matter
Exploiting the mechanical sharp-edge precision of the screen-printing technique, Warhol faithfully reproduced seemingly banal images of various Campbell’s soup can labels, which were devoid of any trace of the artist’s hand or personal involvement in their production.
He chose an instantly recognizable subject that had mass appeal and spoke to his love of the American consumer culture, producing numerous editions as a way of emphasizing his fondness for making art out of mass-produced objects but also mass-producing the art itself.

Physical Description
Print depicting a can of Campbell’s condensed soup with “Green Pea” written in red capital letters across bottom half of can.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary

Rights
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Keywords
Neo-Dada
Pop (fine arts styles)
can
food
green
historical regions
modern and contemporary art
screen printing
soup